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Lower Soles Wood

2 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.20436, 1.22618

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Meadow Brown +185 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Meadow Brown +185 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Common Bent, Oxeye Daisy +22 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Common Bent, Oxeye Daisy +22 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Lower Soles Wood

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Lower Soles Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site3.8 km→✦BROOME PARKHistoric site4.1 km→✦GOODNESTONE PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park3.1 km→🌱Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports GroundUrban park2.6 km→

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